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Patented Apr. 13, 1926.

PATENT OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LOUIS E. FUNK AND LILLIAN FUNK, OF OAKIPABK, ILLINOIS.

- BATH AND TOILET IKSTALLATION.

Applicatidn filed January 12, 1923. Serial No. 612,851.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known, that we, LOUIS E. FUNK and LiLLIAIt G. FUNK, citizens of the United States, and residents of Oak Park, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented an Improved Bath and Toilet Installation, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bath and .toilet installations. v

The object of the invention is to provide a room equipped with bath and toilet accommodations, different units of which are enclosed in a cabinet built into or against a wall of the room, whereby they will be so concealed and disguised as to permit the use of the room for other than bath and toilet purposes as for a general living room, a guest chamber, a dressing or s'ewlng room, or the like.

To effect the object thereof, a bath and dressing table lowered into position for use.

Figure 2 is an enlarged view showin the compartments of the cabinet open, the ressing table in folded or inoperative position, and a bath tub and the floor insection.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 2, showing the bath tub covered and the dressing table lowered into position for use.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the bath tub uncovered and the dressing table in folded or inoperative position.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2,showing the shower bath apparatus swung outwardly over the bath tub 1n position for use.

Figure 6 is a view substantially similar to Fig. 5 showing the bath curtain in folded position and the shower bath apparatus swung into its compartment in the cabinet.

Figure 7 is a sectional plan View on the line 77 of Fig. 2, showing the wash bowl in its compartment in the cabinet in full lines, and in extended position in dotted lines.

Figure 8 is an enlarged top plan view,

partly in section, illustrating the manner of supporting the spray head of the shower bath apparatus and the curtain therefor.

Figure 9' is a sectional elevation on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8; and

view of the means for .supporting the lower ends of the legs of the dressing table.

For purposes of definite illustration, the,

bath and toilet installation shown in the drawings comprises a bath tub designated as a whole A, a shower bath apparatus desig: nated as a whole B, a dressing table designated as a whole C, a toilet designated as a whole D, and a wash bowl designated as a whole E.

The bath tub A is installed in a hole or opening formed in the floor of a room, designated 1, the relation being such that the top of the bathtub will be slightly below thesurface of the floor. When not desired for use, said bath tub is adapted to be-covered Figure 1O is an enlarged fragmentaryand concealed by removable floor sections 2 and 3 which are preferably hinged at their edges so that the form in effect trap doors.

As shown, the ath tub A is supported by flanges 4 formed around the top thereof, which are adapted to rest upon available floor joists shown, at 5.

To render the 'bath tub conveniently ac cessible for cleaning the same and for otherpurposes a well or depression 6 is form d at one side of the bath tub, the bdttom of which.

is closed by a floor section 7 which is supported substantially at the level of the bottom of the tub A, and the sides of which are closed by walls 8. Said well or depression 6 is adapted to be closed by means of a trap or cover 9 hinged to the floor 1 at the side of the said opening remote from the bath tub and to provide for entering and leaving said depression, a step 10 is preferably provided. As shown, the floor 7 and side walls '8 of the well or depression 6 are supported on metal straps 11 hung from available floor joists.

The bath tub A will be provided with usual water supply and drain connections which can readily be installed by persons skilled in the art without a description thereof in detail.

Where the tub A and the. bottom of the well or depression 6 project below the ceiling of a room below that in which they are installed, they will be encased so as not to be exposed in the lower room.

The shower bath apparatus B, the toilet D and the wash bowl E are adapted to be enclosed in compartments 12, 13 and 14 of a cabinet designated as a whole F, preferably built into a wall of the room, but which may, if desired, be built against the wall. 4

The dressing table C is preferably installed in an open compartment of the cabinet secured to the back of which is a mirror 15.

The compartments 12, 13 and 14 of the cabinet are adapted to be closed by suitable means consisting, as shown, of flexible slide curtains 16, 17 and 18, the curtains 16 and 17 opening laterally and the curtains 18 vertically. Said slide curtains are of an old and familiar type and can readily be installed by skilled mechanics without a description thereof in detail. We do not, however, desire to limit ourselves to the use of flexible curtains, as our invention contemplates the use of doors of any kind for closing said compartments.

The shower bath apparatus B consists of a tubular arm 19 pivotally connected to the side wall of the compartment 12 of the cabinet in such position that it will swing outwardly over the bath tub A. As shown, the pivotal support for said tubular arm consists of trunnions 20 and 21 thereon, which have bearings in spaced bosses 22 formed on plates 23 secured to the wall of said compartment 12.

The lower trunnion 20 is hollow, the bore thereof communicating with the bore of the hollow arm 19.

Secured to the outer end of the tubular arm 19 is a pipe 24, the bore of which communicates with the bore of the tubular arm 19, and secured to the lower end of the pipe 24 is a usual spray head 25.

' Hot and cold water is adapted to be supplied to the spray head 25 by pipes 26 and 27 which communicate, respectively, with sources of supply of hot and cold water, and which are respectively controlled by faucets 28 and 29.

To provide for swinging the spray head 25 over the bath tub and back into the chamber 12 of the cabinet, a flexible connection is provided between the water supply pipes 26 and 27 and the end of the hollow trunnion 20. As shown, said flexible connection consists of a section of flexible tubing 30, one end of which is connected to a fitting 31 connected to the ends of the water pipes 26 and 27, and the upper end of which is attached to the lower end of said hollow trunnion. In 1practice, we contemplate the use of a flexib e pipe section 30 made of rubber, but other forms of flexible tubing may be used, if desired; i

The spraying apparatus also comprises a usual curtain 32 adapted to confine the jets of Water discharged from the spray head 25 and drain the water into the bath tub A. In the preferable construction shown, the curtain 32 is supported so that it may be raised and lowered bodily, the relation being such that when swung out in position for use, it

may be lowered to bring its lower end below i the top of the bath tub, and such also that when raised, its lower end will clear the bottom of the compartment 12 designed to con tain said shower bath apparatus, whereby said curtain will not interfere with the return of said apparatus to its compartment.

As shown, the means for thus supporting the curtain 32 consists of arms 33 the inner ends of which are pivoted to a head or collar 34- secured to the lower end of the pipe 24, to the outer ends of which the curtain 32 is attached, said arms 33 being connected by rods 35 with a sleeve 36 slidable vertically on the pipe 24:. Upward pivotal movement in a direction to raise the curtain 32 bodily is adapted to be imparted to the arms 33 by means of a cord 37 attached to the sleeve 36 which passes over sheaves 38 and 39 retatably mounted on the tubular arm 19 adjacent to its outer and inner ends, respectively. \Vith the described construction, it is obvious that a pull on the cord 37 will operate to turn the arms 33 pivotally in a direction to raise the curtain 32 and also to fold said arms together so as to draw the sides of the curtain 32 together to permit it to enter the compartment 12 of the cabinet, which may thus be made relatively small. The cord 37 is adapted to be secured in positions corresponding to folded and extended positions of the curtain 32, respectively, by engaging said cord with a hook or hooks on the wall of the cabinet. As shown, there are two hooks 40 and 41 which are adapted to be engaged by means of a loop or ring 42 at the end of said cord, said hooks being spaced apart vertically in such relation, that engagement of'the loop or ring 12 with the hooks 40 and 41 respectively, Wlll correspond to folded and extended positions of said curtain.

In the drawings, the curtain is shown in extended and folded positions, respectively, in Figs. 5 and 6.

The dressing table C preferably comprises a fixed section 43 of such width that its outer edge will be substantially flush with the front side of the cabinet F, and a section 44 hinged to the front edge of the section 43, thus providing for lowering said hinged section into the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3, when wanted for use, and for turning it pivotally into the position shown in Fig. 4, with its exposed side substantially flush with the front side of the cabinet, when not in use. The outer edge of the hinged section 4.4 of said dressing table is adapted to be supported by legs 45 pivotally connected thereto, so that when said hinged section is turned into raised position, said legs may be folded into recesses 45' formed to receive them in the side walls of the niche or space in the cabinet in which said dressing table is installed.

The hinged floor section 2, forming part directly beneath the dressing table section 44 and is hinged to the floor 1 in vertical alignment with the hinges of said dressing table section 44, and-is so proportioned that it will fit the opening defined by the floor 1 the side walls of the space in which the dressing table is positioned and the lower edge of the dressing table 44 when in raised position.

The lower ends of the legs 45 are preferably pivoted to the lateral edges of the'fioo-r section 2, the relation being such that lines through the hinges of the dressing table section 44 and floor section 2 and through the points of pivotal connection of the legs 45 to said dressing table and floor sections, will be parallel with each other, and such also that the distance from the hinges of said dressing table and floor sections to the points of pivotal connection of the legs 45 Y thereto, respectively, will be equal. With this construction, it is obvious that the dressing table section 44 and the floor section 2' will always be parallel with each other.

To provide for raising the dressing table section 44 independently of the fioor section 2, the legs 45 are preferably pivotedto the floor section 2 by a detachable connection and are held yieldingly in engagement therewith, in the following manner :-Secured in and projecting laterally from the lateral edges of the floor section 2 are studs 46, and formed in the lower ends of the legs 45 are notches 47 secured in which are spring clips 48,- the ends of which are spaced apart a istance less than the diameter of the studs 46 and the inner sides of which diverge in both directions from their points of nearest approach .to each other, whereby slight pressure on said legs will operate to engage said clips with said studs and a slight pull thereon will operate to disengage them therefrom. Thus, when it is desired to uncover the bathtub for use, the dressing table section 44 and the floor section 2 may be raised together by merely raising the dressing table section 44 while, in case it is de siredto raise lthe dressing table section 44 only, it is merely necessary to hold the floor section 2 down when the dressing table sec- The dressing table section 44 and floor sides of the floor section 2.

section 2 are adapted to be secured raised positions, shown in Fig. 4 by suitable catches,

floor section 2. As shown, said receptacle is of the cover for the bath tub, is-arrange'dpivoted at 51 in a hole or opening 52 formed in said floor section 2, said receptacle being so shaped and proportioned that when the floor section 2 is in lowered position, the exposed side of said receptacle will form a closure for the hole or opening 52, thus making the surface of the floor substantially continuous. Also, when the floor section 2 is in raised position, as shown in Fi 4, said receptacle 50 may be swung inwar ly out of the way so that there will be no danger of a person using the bath tub striking and injuring himself on the sharp exposed edges thereof, in which position it will be maintained b gravity, pivotal movement of said receptace being limited by contact of the opposite sides thereof with the adjacent A ledge or flange 53 which partially closes the side of said receptacle remote from the pivot thereof will prevent soap and other articles from falling out of the same.

Also, a towel rack indicated at 54 may be secured to the side of the dressing table section 44 which is exposed when said table section is in raised position.

The toilet D may be of any usual or desired construction and will be provided with usual flushing and drain connections, all of which can readily be provided and installed by persons skilled in the art, and which need not, therefore, be either shown or de-- scribed in detaiL' The wash bowl E is supported by'an arm 55 pivoted'to the outer side wall of the compartment 14 of the cabinet F, preferably adjacent to its open side. When wanted for use, said 'bowl is adapted to be swung outwardly into the position shown in dotted lines and when not in use, may be swung into the compartment 14 and the door or curtain 18 closed.

As shown, the pivot bearing for the arm, 55 is similar to the pivot bearing of the bearing for the arm 19 of the shower bath apparatus, heretofore described, to which reference is here made for a description thereof in detail. Our invent-ion, however,

contemplates the use of any desired or approved form of pivot bearing for said arm 55. tlon 1s raised, which can conveniently be- Said bowl E is provided with water supply connect'ionsw'hich may be in duplicate for hot and cold water, but which is here described in the -singular-comprising a pipe section 56 secured 1n arm 55 on which is a faucet 57 To provide for desired pivotal movement of the arm 55, said ipe section 56 is connected-to the main supp y pipe, not

shown, "by a flexible connection, which may consist of a section of flexible hose 58.

For the same reason, the waste pipe for said wash bowl comprises a section of flexible pipe or hose 59.

Also, in order to utilize all available space in the cabinet F, the upper portion of the compartment 14 thereof will preferably be utilized as a cupboard, the front side of whichis closed by a door 60.

To prevent the air in the various close-d compartments of the installation from becoming stagnant and foul, and in order to carry off objectionable odors therefrom our invention contemplates the provision of means for ventilating all closed compartments and other chambers. The provision of such means is principally an engineering problem and an adequate ventilating system can readily be devised and installed by any qualified engineer. In the drawings, see particularly Fig. 2, we have indicated in dotted lines, what we consider preferable ventilating connections comprising a main trunk 61, which discharges into the atmosphere and through which a current of air is maintained by either natural or induced draft, and which is connected by\branch pipes 62, 63,64 and 65 with the shower bath compartment 12, the toilet compartment 13, the wash-bowl compartment 14 and the closet above the same, and with the bath tub A, respectively.

We claim:

1. A bath and toilet installation comprising a bath tub installed below the floor level and adapted to be covered by a removable floor section or sections, a shower bath apparatus, a cabinet provided with an opensided compartment adapted to enclose said shower bath apparatus, said shower bath apparatus comprising a pivoted hollow supporting arm for the spray head thereof, the relation being such that said spray head may be swung outwardly over the bath tub and inwardly into said compartment, water supply connections comprising a flexible connection adapted to permit pivotal movement of said hollow arm, a curtain for confining the water jets from the spray head, and means for supporting said curtain constructed and arranged for raising and lowering the same bodily, the relation being such that when said curtain is in raised position its lower end will clear the bottom of said shower bath compartment, and when in lowered position will be below the top of the bath tub.

. 2. A bath and toilet installation as specified in claim 1, in which a pipe depends from the outer end of the pivoted arm of the shower bath apparatus, to the lower end of which the spray head is connected, and the means for raising and lowering the curtain comprises arms pivoted to said depending pipe to the'outer ends of which said curtain is attached, a sleeve slidable on said depending pipe and rods which connect said sleeve with said curtain supporting arms at a distance from their pivotal points, and means to raise and lower said sleeve and the parts connected thereto.

3. A bath and toilet installation as specified in claim 1, in which a pipe depends from the outer end of the pivoted arm of the shower bath apparatus, to the lower end of which the spray head is connected, and the means for raising and lowering the curtain comprises arms pivoted to said depending pipe to the outer ends of which said curtain is attached, a sleeve slidable on said depending pipe and rods which connect said sleeve with said curtain supporting arms at a distance from their pivotal points consisting of a cord attached to said sleeve and sheaves mounted to turn on the pivoted supporting arm of the shower bath apparatus over which said cord passes.

4. A bath and toilet installation comprising a stationary bath tub installed below the floorv level and adapted to be covered by a removable floor section or sections, a dressing table comprising a hinged section, legs pivoted thereto adapted for supporting said hinged section in substantially horizontal position, the removable cover section or sections for the bath tub comprising a hinged section arranged beneath said dressing table section, the lower ends of the dressing table legs being detachably pivoted to said hinged floor section, whereby said hinged dressing table and floor sections may be raised together and said dressing table section raised separately.

5. A bath and toilet installation as specified in claim 4, in which said hinged dressing table and floor sections are of substantially-the same size and are arranged with their hinged and free edges in vertical register.

6. A bath and toilet installation as specified in claim 4, in which the means for detachably connecting the dressing table legs to said hinged floor section comprises studs secured in said hinged floor section and spring clips on the dressing table legs adapted to engage said studs.

7. A bath and toilet installation as specified in claim 1, which also comprises a dressing table comprising a hinged sect-ion, legs pivoted thereto adapted for supporting said hinged section in substantially horizontal position, and the removable cover for the bath tub comprises a hinged floor section arranged beneath said dressing table section. the lower ends of said dressing table legs being detachably pivoted to said pivoted floor section, whereby said hinged dresstions for said wash bowl adapted to permit ing table and floor sections may be raised together and said dressing table section raised separately.

8. A bath and toilet installation comprising a bath tub installed below the floor level and adapted to be covered by a removable section or sections, a wash bowl, a cabinet provided with an open-sided com partment in which said wash bowl is positioned, means for supporting said wash bowl comprising a pivoted arm, the relation being such that said wash bowl may be swung pivotally into a position outside of said compartment and returned thereto, and flexible. water supply and waste connecpivotal movement of the supporting-arm thereto.

9. A bath and toilet installation as specified in claim 1., which also comprises a wash bowl, and a cabinet provided with an Y open-sided compartment in which said wash bowl is positioned, and a closure for. the

open side thereof, the means for supportingsaid wash bowl comprising a pivoted arm, the relation being such that said wash bowl may be swung pivotally into a position outside of said compartment and returned thereto, and flexible water supply and waste connections for said wash bowl adapted to permit pivotal movement of the supporting I 

